Sentences with phrase «against the incumbent»

We were running against an incumbent president who very openly and aggressively supported legal abortion.

25 % think they would vote against the incumbent governor, and 15 % say it depends on who runs against him.

Given the above, does it ever make sense to vote against the incumbent in his party's primary, by voting for a same - party challenger?

Both sides also would not aid primary challenges against incumbent senators and would work together to win seats during the 2018 elections.

The two sides would also have to refrain from participating in primary challenges against incumbent senators.

He now says he's prepared to spend $ 100,000 or more against incumbent state senators from both parties who refuse to support legislation to help child sexual assault victims.

It is of course possible that your challenger would have had a better chance against the incumbent than a new face from the same party.

Surprisingly the two agree on a number of key items as they make their case against the incumbent governor, including a laser - like focus on the incumbent governor's perceived weaknesses.

The party always tend to perform better against the incumbent government than the opposition.

And even if almost everyone votes against the incumbent directors, they generally stay on; they're just a little embarrassed about it.

So much for the surge against the incumbent theory.

And it's even less the ticket when running against an incumbent.

Both would refrain from participating in primary challenges against incumbent senators.

Here's the only solution: vote against the incumbents.

Washington (CNN)- Alvin Greene, the surprise Democratic nominee in the South Carolina Senate race against incumbent Republican Sen. Jim DeMint, is trying it again.

Democratic Challenger Sean Patrick Maloney has emerged victorious in the 18th Congressional district race against incumbent Republican Rep. Nan Hayworth.

MANCHESTER, New Hampshire — Former Sen. Scott Brown, who's running an aggressive campaign against incumbent Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D - NH), is attacking her over her support for an energy tax he says would cause energy rates to spike.

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Chele Farley on Sunday received the endorsement of the Reform Party in her campaign against incumbent Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand.

A Fordham Law School professor who lives in Clinton in Dutchess County, Teachout surprised many when she carried Ulster County and captured more than a third of the statewide vote when running against incumbent Andrew Cuomo in the 2014 Democratic gubernatorial primary.

Danks Burke is running in the heavily Republican 58th Senate district against incumbent Sen. Tom O'Mara in the Southern Tier region of the state.

Onondaga County's Democratic Committee members Thursday designated Colleen Deacon as their candidate to run against incumbent Rep. John Katko, R - Camillus, in the 24th Congressional District.

The filing shows Skelos donated $ 10,300 a piece to candidate Sue Serino — running in the Hudson Valley Senate district against incumbent Democrat Terry Gipson — and Rich Funke, who faces Sen. Ted O'Brien in the Rochester area.

Joseph Dillon, a Bronxville - based public relations and political consultant, plans to launch a campaign for state Senate against incumbent Democrat George Latimer, several people familiar with his plans said.

At the time, Paladino said he planned to support various candidates against incumbents in response to his displeasure with the Senate Republican leadership.

In an August 2017 interview with Breitbart News, Palin endorsed Danny Tarkanian in his Republican primary election against incumbent Republican senator Dean Heller.

Read, a Democrat, submitted his letter of resignation due to moving out of Area 4 from Cumberland Head to the city of Plattsburgh to run for mayor against incumbent Mayor James Calnon.

«It's a daunting challenge to run against an incumbent mayor,» Hogan said.

«Americans are left with an awful choice to make on November 8,» said Killian, a Republican running for a seat in Westchester County against incumbent George Latimer, a Democrat.

MacIsaac had been defeated in last November's general election by a narrow six - vote margin in his race against incumbent county legislator Mary Wawro.

With seven candidates vying for the Democratic nomination for the 19th Congressional District — and little ideological daylight between them — campaigns are touting their candidate's electability in the November battle against incumbent Republican John Faso as they head towards a June 26 primary to decide who'll get the party's line.

But Rubio was not consoled, instead launching a long - shot bid for Florida's open U.S. Senate seat against the incumbent GOP governor, Charlie Crist.

Assemblyman Hakeem Jeffries officially received the endorsement of the politically influential Working Families Party tonight in his primary campaign against the incumbent Congressman Ed Towns.

She is up against an incumbent Democrat who won 2 - 1 six years ago in a heavily Democratic state.

Ro Khanna, who is working on a rematch against incumbent California Democratic Rep. Mike Honda raked in $ 480,500 from investment firms compared to $ 170,752 from the electronics manufacturing sector, his next top donor group.

He did mention Karen Smythe of Red Hook, Democratic candidate against incumbent Sue Serino of Hyde Park.

Hyde ran for Thurman town supervisor unsuccessfully last year against incumbent supervisor Evelyn Wood.

The two Republicans who will be running on both the GOP and the new party lines against incumbent Democratic Assembly members are Rebecca Harary, challenging Dan Quart in the affluent Silk Stocking District on the East Side, and Jon Kostakopoulos, challenging Rebecca Seawright, whose East Side district is just to the north of Quart's.

The CCSA Advocates also endorsed Marshall Tuck for state superintendent of public instruction, as it did four years ago when he ran against incumbent Tom Torlakson.

This past Tues., Apr. 17th, fashion designer Oscar de la Renta announced his support for New York State Senator Adriano Espaillat's candidacy for Congress against incumbent Charles B. Rangel — and called on all Democrats to do the same.

Those included unsuccessful races by Democrat Bill Curry for governor in 1994 and 2002, Westport First Selectman Diane Farrell for Congress against incumbent Republican Chris Shays, and U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman in his loss to Greenwich upstart Ned Lamont in the August 2006 Senate primary.

In this case, it is sheriff Brad Ellsworth (D), who is running for the Indiana District 8 seat against incumbent Rep. John Hostettler (R).

The Susan B. Anthony List and other pro-life groups have pulled endorsements from these Democrats and are campaigning for Republican challengers against incumbents such as Steven Driehaus (Ohio), and Kathy Dahlkemper (Penn.).

Back in August, Gardiner's contest for supervisor became an actual race when town Councilman Rich Koenig announced he'd run against incumbent supervisor Carl Zatz.

Albany, NY — On this week's Capitol Connection, Alan Chartock welcomes labor organizer and social activist Jonathan Tasini, who's running against incumbent U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton on a platform of withdrawing American troops from Iraq as soon as possible.

She'll be in a Democratic primary against incumbent Gov. Andrew Cuomo

Pollsters say that at this point in a government's mandate, public opinion has often begun to turn against an incumbent prime minister.

Paul J. Massey Jr., a millionaire real estate sales executive, unexpectedly ended his Republican campaign to challenge Mayor Bill de Blasio of New York on Wednesday, citing the cost of running against an incumbent as the reason for halting his bid.

Nixon's bid for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination against incumbent Andrew Cuomo has been buoyed last month by the WFP's endorsement.

But when Mayor Michael Bloomberg succeeded in extending term limits, the public school teacher and Democratic district leader found himself pitted against incumbent Councilwoman Helen Sears (D - Jackson Heights).